Viana do Castelo District
The Viana do Castelo District (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈɐnɐ ðu kɐʃˈtɛlu], Portuguese: Distrito de Viana do Castelo) is a district located in the northwest of Portugal, bordered by Spain from the north and Braga District from the south. It has an area of 2,255 km² and a population of 252,011 (2006), for a density of 111.8 inhabitants/km². The district capital is the city of Viana do Castelo.
Municipalities
The district is composed of 10 municipalities:
- Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
- Caminha Municipality
- Melgaço Municipality
- Monção Municipality
- Paredes de Coura Municipality
- Ponte da Barca Municipality
- Ponte de Lima Municipality
- Valença Municipality
- Viana do Castelo Municipality
- Vila Nova de Cerveira Municipality
Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2011
Summary of election results from Viana do Castelo district, 1976-2011
| Parties | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
| 1976 |
1979 |
1980 |
1983 |
1985 |
1987 |
1991 |
1995 |
1999 |
2002 |
2005 |
2009 |
2011 |
| PS | 25.5 | 2 | 24.9 | 2 | 22.8 | 1 | 32.5 | 2 | 18.4 | 1 | 20.3 | 1 | 25.2 | 2 | 38.8 | 3 | 40.2 | 3 | 35.3 | 3 | 42.0 | 3 | 36.3 | 3 | 26.2 | 2 |
| PSD | 32.8 | 3 | | | | | 32.6 | 3 | 33.5 | 3 | 54.5 | 5 | 56.9 | 4 | 42.1 | 3 | 35.8 | 2 | 45.5 | 3 | 33.5 | 2 | 31.3 | 2 | 43.6 | 3 |
| CDS-PP | 23.5 | 2 | | | | | 18.4 | 1 | 16.6 | 1 | 7.7 | | 7.2 | | 11.3 | | 14.0 | 1 | 10.3 | | 11.4 | 1 | 13.6 | 1 | 13.4 | 1 |
| PCP/APU/CDU | 6.6 | | 9.8 | | 10.0 | | 9.9 | | 8.2 | | 6.3 | | 5.0 | | 4.6 | | 5.0 | | 3.5 | | 3.8 | | 4.2 | | 4.9 | |
| BE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.2 | | 1.8 | | 4.5 | | 8.6 | | 4.4 | |
| AD | | | 54.8 | 4 | 59.2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PRD | | | | | | | | | 16.2 | 1 | 4.8 | | 1.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições |
Coordinates: 41°41′42″N 8°49′48″W / 41.69500°N 8.83000°W / 41.69500; -8.83000
